Tamara Ecclestone’s Husband Robbed for $50,000 Rolex

Tamara Ecclestone’s Husband Robbed for $50,000 Rolex

Adrienne Faurote
By Adrienne Faurote July 22, 2013

F1 heiress Tamara Ecclestone’s husband has been robbed of his £50,000 (approximately US$77,000) Rolex timepiece at knifepoint. Bernie Ecclestone’s daughter and her new husband Jay Rutland had just returned to London after their honeymoon in the Bahamas when the incident occurred.

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According to the Daily Mail, Rutland was accosted by two men wearing hoodies outside a gas station in East London. Rutland, 32, sustained several injuries, including cuts to his face and a black eye. The robbers managed to make off with Rutland’s £50,000 Rolex watch and a £20,000 (approximately US$31,000) gold bracelet.

The following day Tamara Ecclestone, 29, was seen accompanying Rutland during a visit to a police station in Ilford.

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Photos courtesy the Daily Mail.